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May 30 Tuesday Good day all day. Robert and I to school, planted tobacco in afternoon. Bob [[?]] over in afternoon, him and I to movies at Waldorf at night, got home 12 oclock, called Judy up from Bob's. also called up Peggy Dixion. Hot weather. May 31 Wednesday fair day. Robert and I to school 1/2 a day, planted tobacco in the morning before going to school, I went to Marbloro to play baseball & go to speaking contest, got home 10: o'clock, called Judy up from Morboro and also Bob, Via, Raining in afternoon. May 30--DECORATION DAY or MEMORIAL DAY (except in few southern states). 1431--Joan of Arc burned at the stake. 1854--Kansas and Nebraska territories organized. May 31--1790--First U. S. copyright law enacted. 1889--Great flood at Johnstown, Pa.; 2295 lives lost. 1916--German fleet defeated by British in Battle of Jutland. June 1 Thursday Good day all day, men picked and hacked tobacco all day. Robert and I to school, Daddy and I carried load of tobacco to market [[crossed-out]]to[[/crossed-out]] in the afternoon. called Judy up, went up to Bob's. [[crossed-out]] varnished [[/crossed-out]] Varnished the living Room floor at night. got to bed 11:oclock. June 2 Friday Good day all day. Daddy to Waldorf in morning to see tobacco sold. I carried mother to Washington to get a rug for the hallway floor. Went to school 1/2 a day. daddy disk land by new farm in afternoon. I went to Marbloro. called Judy up at night. I was made Maryland Farmer, so was Bob. June 1--1792--Kentucky admitted to the Union. 1796--Tennessee admitted to the Union. 1801--Brigham Young, Mormon leader, born. June 2--1793--Beginning of Reign of Terror in French Revolution. 1851--Prohibition law passed in Maine. 1889--Great waterspout in China; 6000 lives lost.
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